Here’s the Vatican webpage on the Consistory of Cardinals None of the meager content is in English yet, though. Here’s the VIS summary of the ritual: Tomorrow’s consistory will take place according to the new rite introduced at the consistory of June 28, 1991. After a liturgical greeting, the Holy Father will read the formula…

Two stories have emerged over the last day or so. First, hints on the content of Benedict’s post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Eucharist: According to a Vatican source, the commission will approve “a proposal and a plan for liturgical reform,” which will be made public in the Apostolic Exhortation that the Holy Father will tentatively…

Wesley Smith notes that an Italian government official is in trouble for comparing the Dutch baby euthanasia policy to…well, you can guess. I mean, who could ever dream up that comparison? They’re nowhere near the same thing. Except for the doctors. And the disabled babies. And the killing part. Other than that…

Jennifer Granholm, governor of Michigan, makes news because she signs a vaguely pro-life bill into law. Gov. Jennifer Granholm will sign into law a bill requiring Michigan abortion providers to give a pregnant woman the option of viewing ultrasound images of her fetus before performing an abortion, according to her spokeswoman. It would mark the…

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